9 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2020-09.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2020-09 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Courtlifousei-and those;c-itizens that must utilizei-courthouse services provided§§byIthe Fourth • Courthouse shall§5bef_restricted in the more fully described; ;this §order through Friday, April 102,; 12020,; or as filrtherzordered by this accordance _\_>vith‘the- suspension of activities as _outli'ned- by AOSC20113 Iand_AO_SC2_O_-15 -issued by th_ef.l?lorida Supreme.Court. f _§§ i ' :' ‘ • 2. ‘member of the5g_eneral public shall enterithe Duval County_Cou1thouse certainicircumstances apply.l -The proceduresufojrl limited into the Duval County • Courthouse are as follovvsi 1“ I -_ - - _ a. ’ ‘To’ e_nter;¢into"th'e D_uva1;C_oun'ty' Cou1t_h_ouse;_b'eyond"the1front;;security checkpoint, an individual be cleared‘_through"the COVI'Df1_9::s_creening process have a photo identification.;§ An indiyidualls name must "appear on the; clurrent date's[;court calendar/docket,5 or-the individnal-I must_ be an ‘attorney-i rcpresentin‘gi::the- foregoing) person. • Persons .may also enter;if§their‘safety is atirisk: and they require an emergencylinjiinction, or if they have an-extraordinary"circumstance, and in the Clerk;'_s orlthe‘ presiding ’Judge's"discr;e_ti_on must be present at Duval Courthouse to conduct essential bu_s'i_r_1_ess. • 4. :::Thosejmembers ofjzgeneral public-needing access to;_the “services provided Iby the Clerk of Court shall do so in thelmanner described on the Clerk of Court’s' website.. ' " ' _ 5. _Tax_Deed Sales shalli be postponed until fiiither order of the court. ' ;6l-' Probation -siervices shall be conducted by telephone only. - §f - ' • Legal "Aid Offi_ce_.t_hat are required to conduct’ business; at the 'Duval;,County Courthouse;_:e) county employees_1o_r§‘ contract workersin building-'ser_v:ic“es or whosejopbiothervvise requires repairing,,;cleaning, andi/or maintaining Courthouse facilitiesighf)-‘County Cou1t_Judges',i Circuit _Co_urtJudges,_ Mag_i_strat‘es,tand Senior, Judges in the Fourth Judicial Circui_t;_ g) any court reporter that is assigned to-appear at a scheduled court proc_eeding fin the Duval‘ County Cou1thouse;.h) employees of 'the"Fourth ;J_udicia‘l"Circuit S_t-ate; • This Administrative Order shall be recorded by the ‘Clerk of Court, in the Official . • Records of Duval County,§in- the State of Florida, and shall take “effect-immediately and remain in -full force andteffect;untilotherwise ordered by the Court. 4 '
Courtlifousei-and those;c-itizens that must utilizei-courthouse services provided§§byIthe Fourth
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 8ebaf67e089c7ab1231dee789b0722124ef19edb96c3407750084a13b580edd3. Extracted from the order's own text layer. Identity confirmed by the document's /Title.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.